View of a horse race in Yosemite Valley (later Yosemite National Park), California. Shows bareback riders with whips or switches, bridled horses and men spectators near the racers. Covered wagons are in the distance.

Women participants in the annual Alamosa Colorado pancake race pose with frying pans and numbers pinned to their aprons in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. A woman dressed as Aunt Jemima, in black face, a checkered dress, headscarf and an apron,...

Men pose in soap box derby cars in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado, at the "Golden Days" celebration. One of the racers is decorated with a rampant lion; a man holds a starting gun and points it towards his head.

Native American (Taos) runners, in kilts and body paint, wait at the finish line of a footrace during the San Geronimo Fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. A crowd of spectators sit on the pueblo roofs or stand on the side lines, several hold umbrellas.

Native American (Taos) runners, in body paint and kilts, line up for the start of a relay race, San Geronimo Fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Behind the runners, crowds of spectators sit in horse drawn, covered wagons.

Overview of Native American (Taos) runners on the relay race course, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows crowds of spectators on the sidelines on wagons and platforms; large cottonwood trees and the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in background.

Native American (Taos) runners, men and boys in kilts and body paint, line up next to a pole for a relay race at the San Geronimo Fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Clusters of leafy branches are on the ground. A crowd of spectators stand on the side...